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Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 20 (P503852)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 20 |
|---|---|
| ID | P503852 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Ugarit (mod. Ras Shamra) |
| Coordinates | 35.6021, 35.7853 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na LUGAL{ri} be-[li₂]-⸢ia⸣ qi₂-bi₂-ma | Speak to the king, my lord! |
| 2 | um-ma {m}šu-mi-⸢x⸣-[x] IR₃-ka-ma a-na GIR₃-MEŠ-<<ia>> be-li₂-ia am-qut | Thus (says) Umi-e..., your servant: I fall at the feet of my lord. |
| 3 | mi-i-nu i-na-an-⸢na⸣ [...]-te-MEŠ an-nu-ut-ti ša be-li₂-ia | What are these ... of my lord? |
| 4 | ša i-te-ne-⸢ep⸣-[pu]-⸢uš⸣-šu-nu iš-tu ši-ma-an šu-wa-ti | that he has performed against them, from the day of the year |
| 5 | a-na be-li₂-ia aš-⸢ta-nam⸣-par₂ šu-uṣ-ṣi₂-šu-mi 3 ta-pal {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ lik-ta-an-ni-na | To my lord, send me three pairs of chariots! |
| 6 | u₃ lu-u₂ aš-⸢bu-ni₇ DI⸣+[DIŠ-ti] ⸢li⸣-iš-ra i-na hal-ba₂{ki} ki-i-me šu-šu-ru-ni₇ | or ašbuni, the oath of the elīšra in Halba as he wishes |
| 7 | a-di ša x [...] ⸢i⸣-il-lu-u₂-ni₇ ar-hi-iš | until the ... of E-illušuni quickly |
| 8 | [...] ⸢be⸣-li₂ SIG₅{iq}mi i-na-an-na | ... my lord is good now |
| 9 | [... uš-te-er]-⸢re⸣-bu-ni₇ ŠA₃.GAL-MEŠ u₃ ERIN₂-MEŠ til-la-ta | ... he has returned, the magnates and the troops are finished |
| 10 | [... an]-⸢nu⸣-ut-ti ma-an-nu i-na-an-⸢na⸣ šur-ru-um-ma | (Sum) ... (Akk) Who is this ...? Who is it that will come up for me? |
| 11 | [...] ⸢i⸣-nu-ma ŠA₃.GAL-MEŠ u₃ ERIN₂-MEŠ til-⸢la⸣-ta | ... the magnates and the troops are finished |
| 12 | [...]-⸢BAD⸣-šu-nu ik-šu-du-ni₇ ⸢a⸣-[na] ⸢mu⸣-ti-i-im | ... their ... he sealed. |
| 13 | [... i-bal]-⸢lu⸣-ṭu₃-nim-me-e u₃ a-i-ki-a-am lu-u₂-ul-lik | May I go to the place where the king, my lord, resides. |
| 14 | [u₃ i-na]-⸢an⸣-[na šur-ru]-um-ma la a-kaš-ša-ad-šu-nu e-⸢mu-uq⸣-qa-am | And now, I will not be able to help them, I shall be unable to help. |
| 15 | [iš-tu] ⸢ITI⸣ 5-HI.A ⸢an⸣-[nu]-u₂ i-nu-ma i-na KUR MAR.TU{ki} aš-ba₂-⸢a-ku⸣ | After the fifth month, when I was in the land Amurru |
| 16 | ⸢u₃ a-na-aṣ⸣-ṣa-ar-⸢šu⸣-nu u₄-ma-am u₃ mu-ša-am | “As for me, the day and night |
| 17 | u₃ ki-a-am a-na-aṣ-ṣa-ar-šu-nu KASKAL{ni}šu-nu ne₂-re-ba-te-MEŠ-šu-nu | And thus I am sending them, their caravans, their escorts |
| 18 | a-na-aṣ-⸢ṣa⸣-ar-šu-nu BAR {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ-ia i-na a-hi A.AB.BA ša-kin₂ | As for Anaṣaršunu, the body of my chariots is placed on the side of the sea. |
| 19 | u₃ BAR {⸢giš⸣}[GIGIR-MEŠ]-ia i-na i-ir-ti ⸢HUR⸣.SAG li-ib-la-ni ša-kin₂-ma | and the brickwork of my chariots in the courtyard of Ehur-Esag should be established, and |
| 20 | u₃ a-na-ku i-na ra-ma-ni-ia-ma ⸢ul-la-nu⸣ i-na tu-sa-ri aš-ba₂-ku | And I myself, on my own, in a reed bundle I am. |
| 21 | zi-i-nu i-za-an-ni-nu ku-up-pu i-il-⸢la⸣-ak | (If) the term has passed, the kuppu-measure will increase. |
| 22 | u₃ ni-i-nu la ni-paṭ₂-ṭar u₃ ki-i i-na-an-na ⸢i-nu⸣-ma i-na 1{en} u₄-mi | and we did not release it. And if now, in one day |
| 23 | ku-up-pu da₂-a-an u₃ ip-ṭu₂-ru-ni₇ LU₂-MEŠ na-aṣ-ṣi-ru-te-MEŠ | He opened a door and opened the door for the men to enter. |
| 24 | u₃ la ni-i-de₄-šu-nu i-nu-ma uš-te-er-ri-bu-ni₇ | and we did not know them. When they had entered |
| 25 | ŠA₃.GAL-MEŠ u₃ ERIN₂-MEŠ til-la-ta be-li₂ mi-i-nu i-na-an-na-<<an>> | The magnates and the troops are finished. What can my lord do now? |
| 26 | mu-uṣ-ṣu₂-ia ša ia-ti iš-tu an-ni-ki-a-am | My husband who is with me from here |
| 27 | i-nu-ma iš-tu ITI 5-HI.A ku-uṣ-ṣu₂ i-ik-kal-an-ni | When from the 5th month the kuṣšu-vessel he eats |
| 28 | {[giš}GIGIR-MEŠ]-⸢ia še-eb⸣-ru-ni₇ ANŠE-MEŠ-KUR.RA-ia mi-tu₄-ni₇ u₃ ERIN₂-MEŠ-ia ha-liq | My chariots, my horses, my troops, and my troops were destroyed. |
| 29 | [u₃ a-na-ku an-ni]-⸢ki-a⸣-am lu-u₂ aš-ba₂-ku-mi lu-u₂-ma-al-li-mi ITI 9-HI.A | And as for me, may I be here. May I be complete. Month 9, |
| 30 | [lu-u₂-ma-al-li-mi] ⸢MU⸣-KAM u₃ li-ig-mu-ru-ni₇ 1{en}ma ze₂-ra-ni-ia | May I be whole!” (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) and may I be reconciled with one of my friends |
| 31 | [... i-na] ⸢pa⸣-ni pa-ni-i-im-ma | ... in the previous omen |
| 32 | [...] x-⸢IK⸣ be-li₂ a-na-ku aq-bi i-na ŠA₃-ia | ... my lord, I said in my hand |
| 33 | [...] x ⸢be⸣-li₂-ia | ... my lord |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢i-na MU⸣ [...] | ... in the name of |
| 2' | [...] ⸢i⸣-na MU ŠU ⸢TI⸣ [...] | ... ... hand of ... |
| 3' | [... pa]-ni-ia a-hi A.AB.BA a-[...] | ... before me, the sea ... |
| 4' | [...] aṣ-bat-šu u₃ uš-te-er-ri-bu-⸢ni₇⸣ | ... his body and he has returned to him |
| 5' | [... a]-⸢na i-di⸣ {iri}ar-da₂-at{ki} | ... to the river bank of the city Bardat |
| 6' | [u₃ it-ta₂]-⸢nam⸣-he₂-ru-nim-ma LU₂-MEŠ-ia i-na qa-bal mu-ši | and he has returned to me, and my men in the middle of the night |
| 7' | [u₃ i]-⸢ip-pu⸣-šu-ni₇ ta₂-ha-za-am i-na bi-ri-šu-nu | and Ippu-ešuni the battle between them |
| 8' | u₃ i-ib-bu-ku-šu-nu LU₂-MEŠ-ia u₃ iš-pu-ku-šu-nu | And they are plotting against me, my men, and plotting with them. |
| 9' | u₂-nu-te-MEŠ-šu-nu u₃ SAG.DU-šu-nu i-na dan-nu-ut-ti-ma | their possessions and their heads in a strong way |
| 10' | uš-te-eṣ-ṣu₂-ni₇ u₃ 1{en} LU₂{lu₄} iš-tu bi-ri-šu-nu iṣ-bat-tu₃-ni₇ | and one man from among them he took away. |
| 11' | u₃ aš-ta₂-na-aʾ₂-al-šu aš-šum LUGAL KUR mi-iṣ-ri{ki} um-ma šu-ma | And Aštanāya, concerning the king of the land of Mīri, thus says he: |
| 12' | LUGAL KUR mi-iṣ-ri{ki} u₂-uṣ-ṣi₂-mi u₃ za-ka₄-am u₂-uṣ-ṣi₂-mi | The king of the land of Mīšri made it shout, and the zakammu-official made (it) shout. |
| 13' | i-na UD.EŠ₃.EŠ₃ ša i-il-la-kam u₂-nu-te-MEŠ-šu i-nam-mu-šu-ni₇ | On that day, when he comes, his possessions will become numerous. |
| 14' | u₃ LUGAL{ru} iš-tu EGIR u₂-nu-te-MEŠ u₂-uṣ-ṣa-am-mi | and the king from after the possessions he shall redeem. |
| 15' | u₃ li-wa-aʾ₂-ir LUGAL{ru} ERIN₂-MEŠ{bu} u₃ {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ ša i-il-lu-u₂ | The king should inspect the troops and the chariots that they carry. |
| 16' | DI+DIŠ-ti li-iš-ra as-surₓ(ZUR)ri ha-mu-ut-ta₂-⸢am⸣ | May my case go well, may my debts be reduced. |
| 17' | LUGAL KUR mi-iṣ-ri{ki} i-kaš-ša-ad-mi u₃ ⸢e⸣-[mu]-⸢uq⸣-qa-am | The king of the land of Išri will reach me, and the e-muq-e-qam |
| 18' | la ni-kaš-ša-ad-mi as-surₓ(ZUR)ri LUGAL KUR mi-iṣ-[ri]{ki} | We shall not be beaten. Assur king of the land of Išri |
| 19' | u₂-uṣ-ṣa-am la u₂-uṣ-ṣa-am u₃ ERIN₂-MEŠ pi₂-iṭ-⸢ṭa-at⸣-te-MEŠ-ma šu-u₂-ut | I shall leave, I shall not leave, and the troops are under the command of the king. |
| 20' | ša u₂-uṣ-ṣa-am u₃ a-kaš-ša-ad e-mu-uq-<qa>-am | I will establish and I will achieve my goal. |
| 21' | u₃ li-ša-am-mi-id-mi LUGAL{ru} ERIN₂-MEŠ{bu} u₃ {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ | And may the king, the troops and the chariots |
| 22' | ki-i-me-e [ni]-ip-pu-uš it-ti-šu ta₂-ha-za-am | As soon as we have made a claim against him, the battle |
| 23' | u₃ ni-kaš-⸢ša⸣-ad e-mu-uq-qa-am šum-ma i-na-an-na | And if now |
| 24' | ERIN₂-MEŠ pi₂-iṭ-ṭa-te-MEŠ-ma šu-u₂-ut ša u₂-uṣ-ṣa-am | The troops are entrusted to him, and that is what he did. |
| 25' | u₃ la-a la-ad-du-uk it-ti-šu u₃ lu-u₂ i-de₄-šu be-li₂-ia | And I will not kill him. May my lord know (this). |
| 26' | i-nu-ma i-na MU-KAM MU-KAM{ti}ma it-ta₂-na-aṣ-ṣa-am | When in the year after the year he has sworn |
| 27' | i-nu-ma i-na u₄-mi-ša-am-ma a-na mu-uh-hi-ni it-ta₂-nam-bal | When, at that time, he transferred it to us |
| 28' | u₃ lu-u₂ ni-iṣ-bat i-na-an-na šur-ru-um-ma ši-im-qa-am it-ti-šu | Now, the good fortune is with him. |
| 29' | ki-i-me-e i-mar-ru-ur i-na ša-ni-šu a-ṣi-i-šu | When he sees it, his voice |
| 30' | u₃ šum-ma i-na-an-din DINGIR-MEŠ a-na ŠU{ti}ni | And if he gives, the gods into our hands |
| 31' | u₃ lu-u₂ ni-ra-ah-hi-iṣ UZU.DUR-šu i-na KI BAR | or a niraḫišu-disease of his flesh in the place of dispersal |
| 32' | u₃ i-gam₂-me-ru-ni₇ 1{en} ze₂-ra-ni-ia | and I-gammeruni, one of my sweeties, |
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